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Cyber as NATO’s newest operational domain: The pathway to implementation
Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal,
1
(1),
48-60
(2017)
Abstract
NATO has made significant progress over the past decade incorporating cyber defense principles into its political and military processes. Its recognition of cyberspace as a domain of operations in 2016 was a major milestone, but NATO will need to further incorporate cyber into more operational processes, much as the domains of air, land and sea are treated currently. This paper provides a background on how NATO came to the decision of declaring cyber as a domain of operations and some recommendations on how to implement this decision. This implementation work needs to be closely coordinated between the NATO’s political and military experts to ensure a rapid adoption.
Keywords: NATO; NAC; Alliance; SHAPE; ACO; NCIA; NCI Agency; CDC; MC; cyber defence; cyber operations; cyber domain; operations; cyber training; cyber intelligence; intelligence; cyber situational awareness; framework; cyber policy; cyber strategy
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Author's Biography
Christos Athanasiadis is the Assistant Chief of Staff for Cyber at SHAPE. In this position, he is responsible for directing and coordinating all cyber defence activities within SHAPE. Prior to this position, Gen. Athanasiadis was the Assistant Chief of Staff for J6 at SHAPE. Previously he was the Assistant Chief of Staff for G6 at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps. He is a graduate of Greek Joint War College and the National Defence College.
Rizwan Ali is the Deputy-Assistant Chief of Staff for Cyber at SHAPE. Previously, he was the Branch Head for Cyber Defence at SHAPE. Prior to that position, he was the commander of the US Air Force’s largest cybersecurity engineering centre. He is a graduate of the US Air Command and Staff College as well as the US National War College.
